Many Faces, Many Microbes

Attempting to demystify science by revealing the human faces of leading scientists, Many Faces - Many Microbes is a continuation of the story of the beginnings of microbiology as told by Paul de Kruif in his 1926 book Microbe Hunters. This collection of diverse, down-to-earth personal essays from contemporary microbiologists highlights how and why each became a microbiologist and illustrates the fascinating breadth of the field. The contributors, leading figures in microbiology, are truly reflective of today's society, men and women of all ages and backgrounds. Together they are united by an interest in the acquisition and application of knowledge about microbes and how they affect our lives. Fascinating reading for scientists and non-scientists alike, Many Faces - Many Microbes is a tale to entice a new generation of microbiologists to seek the excitement of exploring the unseen world.

Julius Adler: Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison. Ronald M. Atlas: Department of Biology, University of Louisville, KY. Albert Balows: Department of Biology, Georgia State University Alpharetta Ellen Jo Baron: Clinical Microbiology/Virology Laboratory, Stanford University Hospital, CA. Joan Wennstrom Bennett: Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. Kenneth Berns: Dean, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville. Jean Brenchley: Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, University Park. Raul Cano: Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytech State University, San Luis Obispo. A. M. Chakrabarty: Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago. Rita R. Colwell: National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Julian Davies: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Erik D. A. De Clercq: Rega Institute, Leuven, Belgium. Brendlyn D. Faison: Department of Biological Sciences, Hampton University, VA. Stanley Falkow: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA. Claire M. Fraser: The Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD. Herman Friedman: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa. Susan Gottesman: Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD. David A. Hopwood: John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park Colney, Norfolk, England. Jennie Hunter-Cevera: Office of the President, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, College Park, MD. John Lyman Ingraham: Department of Bacteriology, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Fair Oaks, CA. Holger W. Jannasch: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA [deceased]. Samuel Kaplan: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas-Houston Medical School. John Lennox: Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona. Jay A. Levy: Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Stuart B. Levy: Center for Adaptation Genetics and Drug Resistance, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Josephine A. Morello: Department of Pathology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, IL. Carol Nacy: Sequella, Inc. Rockville, MD. Cynthia A. Needham: ICAN Productions, Stowe, VT. Eugene W. Nester: Department of Microbiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. C. J. Peters: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Frederic K. Pfaender: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, NC. Michael A. Pfaller: Medical Microbiology Division, Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City. Moselio Schaechter: Department of Biology, San Diego State University, CA. David Schlessinger: Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD. Cathy Squires: Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Erko Stackebrandt: DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany. Fred C. Tenover: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hospital Infection Program, Atlanta, GA. Lucy S. Tompkins: Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, CA. Amy Cheng Vollmer: Department of Biology, Swarthmore College, PA. Luther Williams: Payson Center for International Development and Technology Transfer, Tulane University, Arlington, VA. Carl R. Woese: Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Urbana Ralph Wolfe: Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Urbana